lily gillespie morton: sweet ray -- a platonic love poem

sweet ray -- a platonic love poem for a married man who took center stage one night at carnegie hall

dear ray
some points I could take
dearest light ray
sun beam
shining
orange scheme

some points i could make

to explain in this way

dearest light ray

please play...

dear ray
this says
this way
i name
my subject

where three is
thirdly
firstly
see then
free when
freedom

see...

so like a sunbeam beaming
freely
free then
freedom

say...

dear ray
dearest ray stay
softly
whisper
something

quietly doing what you do
acoustic
are you
how are you
and are you
pleased

dear ray
please play
i wait
hear says
listening softly
orange sunbeam
so...